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IIKARST'S sr*Nl)AV AMERICAN. ATLANTA. OA . St'NDAV, NOVEMBER 30, 1013
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ray cue
ON GO-TO-CHURCH DAY'
Enthusiasm of Pastors and Laymen of
City Assures Success of Great Re
ligious Rally-—Min isters H a ve N ovel
Plans to Bring Out Congregations.
T"'o weeks from this Sunday Atlanta will have the largest
church attendance in its history.
Such a bold assertion is justified by the enthusiastic manner
in which all of the pastors of the city have rallied to the “(jo-to-
Church Day" plan.
Suggested only a week before, the movement by Saturday
night had obtained the emphatic indorsement of every*.minister
in the city who had expressed an opinion on it.
Atlanta, sustained by the cold figures, will go on record as
one of the real churchgoing cities of the South. An endeavor
will b® put forth by the pastors that
is expected to crowd every church to
the doors at both services December
14.
Record Enthusiasm.
Probably the pastors of the city
never have been in such unanimity
in any movement looking to the in
crease of attendance and interest in
the churches. While there will be
an absence of the rivalry that ac
companies a conlest to get out the
greatest -attendance, the idea being
not a. competition between the
churches, but a united effort to set
a record for the entire city, a num
ber of the ministers have, set to
work to insure that their churches
will not suffer in comparison with the
others.
And they are using various methods
to bring out the maximum strength of
their membership.
For example, the Rev. A. M. Hugh-
iett. pastor of St Mark Methodist
Church, not only will urge his con
gregation at both services Sunday to
come out in full force December 14.
but he will write a personal letter to
every member on the church roll, in
sisting that everything else be set
aside on the Go-to-Church Day and
that the recipient of the letter make
sure to be at church at both services.
“I am going to be certain that ev
ery member of my congregation is
made acquainted with the plans for
the day. While I intend to make
mention of the Go-to-Church Day at
all of the intervening services, 1 am
riot going to rely on this method
alone.
Sends Personal Letters.
‘'The plan of a personal letter to
every member appeals to me as prob
ably the most effective means of
reaching everyone and so that is
what I am going to do, send them
out this coming week. St. Mark
Methodist Church is prosperous and
has a. gratifying membership. There
Is no reason why we should not make
a splendid showing December 14.
‘I am heartily in accord with the
Go-to-Chyrch mo' egttsnJtaA aspect the
movement to bear great "fruit. St.
Mark will do everything in its pow
er to make It a great success "
The majority of the ministers will
make reference to the ‘ Go-to-Church
Day” movement at both services this
Sunday. Several of them will devote
an entire sermon to a discussion of
the advantages of church attendance.
The Rev. H, M. Du Bose, of the First
Methodist Church, is one of the lat
ter. His morning subject will be, "Go
to Church—Why?” He. urgently will
request aH of his congregation to work
actively in arousing the interest of
other members who are not regular in
attendance and in persuading them to
resume their church relations.
Dr. O. O. Jones, pastor of Grace
Methodist Church, already has be
gun a campaign for church attend
ance on the date set, -and will bring
the movement to the attention of his
congregation at ever* sendee this
Sunday and next. _
“It is a. splendid conception, he
said Saturday night, “and doubtless
Atlanta chi/rches* will rise to the op
portunity and enroll more persons in
attendance that day than ever before
in their history.”
Tabernacle Joins in Move.
Dr. Lincoln McConnell, of the Dap-
list Tabernacle, will bo absent from
the city for several weeks, but the
"Go-to-Church” campaign at the Tab
ernacle is being conducted by the Rev.
L. G. Dibble, Dr. McConnell’s assist
ant.
The Rev. .Jere A. Moore, of the Har
ris Street Presbyterian Church, ind
the Rev, C. P. Marcham, of the Eng
lish Avenue Methodist Church were
other ministers who signified their in
tention of making urgent pleas to
their congregations at Sunday serv
ices to assist in making “Go-to-
Church Day” an epochal event in At
lanta religious life.
The ministers’ committee which will
complete the detailed arrangements
for the-day will meet early this weeK
for a. conference. They arc expeetd to
suggest an order of sen ices for the
ministers who wish to follow a gen
eral program, as well as to recommend
a general text for the churches.
The Right Rev. C. K. Nelson. Epis
copal Bishop of Atlanta, already lias
suggested the twenty-seventh verse
of the first chapter of James as an
admirable text, and it appears likely
to meet with the approval of the
committee. The verse is:
“Pure religion and undeflled before
our God and Fattier is this: To visit
the fatherless and widows in their af
fliction and keep himself unspotted
from the world.”
Committee Selected.
The “Go-to-Church Day” comm
ie© was selected .Saturday and is
made up of the R*-v H. M. DuBose.
of the First Methodist Church: fie
Rev. John F, White, of the Second
Baptist Church; the Rev. J’. Wade
Conkling. of the Unitarian Church:
the Rev, W. W. Memminger, of Ail
Saints Episcopal Church*, the Rev.
Richard Orme Flinn, of the North
Avenuft Presbyterian Church, and the
Rev.' F. A. ,v Lirte. of the tfniversalist
Church. They will appoint a chair
man at thqir meeting this week.
A special musical program, which
may be followed by all of the
churches, will be suggested by the
committee, it is expected. William
E. Arnaud. of the All Saints Episco
pal Church choir, discussed the musi
cal feature of the services in a com
munication to The Sunday American.
He said:
‘“Some to the church repair: not
for the doctrine, iut the music there.’
"And the poet might have furth r
said: Some to the church do not re
pair. because uninformed of the mu
sic there.
“The Georgian's idea of a 'Go-to-
Church Day' is broader than the
viewpoint of any denominational plan
of salvation: and surely all sects and
creeds can unite in worshiping God
through beautiful music. The really
great truths of religion enhance their
appeal when borne on the wings cf
song.”
Negro Preachers to Help
'Go-to-Church' Movement
If I Were the Devil
Td Fight Go to Church
Plan, Says Minister
I F I were the Devil, I would
oppose the "Go-to-Church"
Sunday advocated by the
Sunday American and Gcor
£ian.
I would persuade several
nice little men to speak against
it on the grounds that people
ought to go to church every
Sunday.
I would also do my best to
keep the individual from go
ing on that particular Sunday,
and if I were the Devil, and
people did go in any great
numbers, I would try to per
suade the preachers to talk in
generalities on niceties, in
stead of preaching the Word
of God, For then I know the
people would not go again.—
REV. CALEB A RIDLEY,
Central Baptist Church.
>’ Is First in Will
Of Wealthy Owner
Beloved Pet Without Pedigree Be
| queathed to Master’s Friend.
With Details as to Care.
the mothers’ class of the First Bap
tist Church Sunday morning at 10:15
o'clock on th# psychological and phys
iological needs of the child.
Rev. A. c. Schuler, pastor of the
East Side Tabernacle, who created a
sensation in his sermon on ''Hell" last
Sunday by declaring that what Atlan
ta needs is a little more of the “oil-
tlm© religion,' will preach on that
subject again Sunday night.
Bishop C. K. Nelson, of t ie Atlanta
Diocese of th© Episcopal Church, will
preach at the Church of the Incar
nation. in West End, Sunday morning
at 11 o’clock.
Dr. Ogden Has Two Strong Sermons.
Two strong sermons will be
preached b> Dr. Dunbar Ogden, of
the Central Presbyterian Churcn.
Sunday. In the. morning he will speak
on "The Shepherd and His Sheep,”
and in the evening hi* subject will be
“Obedience.” The latter will be the
third sermon of a series on "Th-*
Thre<" Steps in Becoming a Chris
tian.”
The annual Thanksgiving sermon
of the city salesmen of Atlanta will b;-
-reaehed Sunday morning by Dr. Ca
leb A. Ridley, at the Central Baptist
Church. The salesmen will attend the
service in a body.
One thousand children will take
part in the Thanksgiving rally service
of the junior ;<nd baby divisions of
the Women’s Missionary Societies of
the Atlanta District, at the Wesley
Memorial Church Sunday afternoon
at 3 o’clock.
Sunday will be “Ladies’ Day” at the
St. Mark Methodist Church, and 'he
Rev. A. M. Hughlett will preach a
sermon of particular interest to the
women members of the congregation.
Dr. Hughlett was returned to the
church for his fourth and last year by
the recent conference.
Dr. Charles O, Jones will begin his
third year as pastor of the Grace
Methodist Church Sunday morning.
He will give an account of the wo*k
of the recent North Georgia Confer
ence and also will preach two inter
esting sermons.
Special Music at Ail Saints.
Dr. A. A, Little, pastor of the West
minster Presbvterian Church, w.jl
speak before the members of 'he
Railroad Young Men’s Christian As
sociation Sunday afternoon at 3:30
o’clock.
The usual services w ill be held at
the First Universal c Church Sunday.
In the morning the Rev. Fred A. Line
will preach on "Guideposts to Hea v
en.” and in the evening his subject
will be "The Perfect Day.”
(IB BRIDE
Fred Averett, of Rome, Wires His
Son “You Have Played
the Devil,”
LA CROSSE. WIS. Nov. 2? -A little
I dug with no pedigree, but known h* the
| beat friend of his owner, the late John
Hanson, of Hamilton, is mentioned is
tho principal bequest in Hanson’s will,
filed her® for probate
llanson left considerable property, in
cluding fine farms and several mort
gages. but before disposing of anything
else he bequeathed the dog to his friend,
Lars Fjedstad. with much detail as to
the way he should he treated And the
dog is all that Fjedstad gets of the
estate, which Is distributed among nu-
i emus relatives in Wisconsin and Nor
way.
L. & N. to Purchase
South & North Road
Majority of Stockholders favor Sell
ing Birmingham Montgomery
Line at Par.
MONTGOMERY Nm 20. A ina • I
jnrity of the stockholders of the
South and North Alabama I't ml road
Company in annual session here to
day recommended the acceptance of
the Louisville and Nashville Rail
road's proposition to purchase the
line. The Louisville and Nashville
propose* to give the South and North
Alabama stockholders par for iheir
Ptock if presented within 1*0 days from
a date to be fixed later*
The South and North road runs
between Montgomery and Binning-
I
ham r*.
itcl Is part of II
Loulsvill mil
c masn
S'aahYilb
system
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Hiding, Atlanta. Advt.
A !> K VOU LOOKING for a good pn*l
tlor A little "Want Ad ' will find it
for you.
THE GEORGIAN TERRACE HOTEL
Is now conducted both th© American and European Plans. Rooms
from $1.50 up,
Restaurant (American pl&p *. $40.00 monthly, $10,50 weekly, or
without lunch (except Sundays), $35j00 monthly, $0.00 weekly.
Also a la Can* Service.
Orchestra.
ROME. Nov. 29.—‘"You have played
the devil. Never darken the door of
the home you have disgrn ed again.’
This is the message which Fre$
Averett, one of Romes wealtivest
and roost prominent citizens, sent his
son James when he wired him from
*&ock Island, Til . that he had married
Miss Henrietta Rosetta Becker, a
cabaret actress, of Hamilton** Ohio,
w nose slag© name is Dolly Vardenie.
James Averett, eighteen years old.
lef* Rome about four months ago
under his fathers displeasure, sup
posedly on his way to Chicago. At
Rock island his funds ga\ o out. His
father refused to give him more
money unless he used, it for car fare
to Rome. He then obtained a posi
tion as pantry boy in the Colonial
Hotel. On November 7 he married
Miss Becker, one of the actresses
performing in the hotel buffet. She
is a member of a prominent Ham
ilton family, her parent? being Mr.
and Mrs. J. M. Becker. It is ©aid she
was disinherited when she went on
the vaudeville stage.
Communications from Rock Is
land. where the couple now are. say
that they will live there permanent
ly. Mrs. Averett says if her hus
band's position as pantry boy is not
sufficient for them to live on she
will continue on the stage to supple
ment his salary.
“They should worry and not us.”
Mr. and Mrs. Averett are quoted as
saying when they received Fred Av-
erett's telegram.
Fred Averett was formerly a di
rector of the Stale Mutual Life In
surance Company and of the defunct
Rome Insurance Company, which
failed last year for several hundred
thousand dollars. He was tried on
an embezzlement charge, hut acquit
ted.
Mrs. Prod Averett is a society
leader here. She was formerly Miss
Sue Lee, of Birmingham, and her
relatives there are members of the
exclusive set. .Tames Averett is a
graduate of Sewanee Military Acad
emy and also attended school at
Dahlonega.
Girls Drop Flowers
On Grave of Roy
Seventeen school girls, dad tn white,
paid a touching tribute to their former
playmate and school fellow, little
Johnny Oarnt. who was accidentally
killed while hunting Thanksgiving Day.
when at his funeral Saturday afternoon
they marched around the grave and
dropped a bouquet therein.
The girls were members of young
Garst’s class, the eighth grade. Many-
other of his classmates were present
also.
Services were held a< the residence,
No. 41 Western avenue. Interment way
In Hollywood.
City Election Tuesday
Viewed as Formality
The annua! general city election will
be held Wednesday, but ther© w.ll be
no campaigning, no election extras an
nouncing the results. The primal"
nominations have comp to hr virtual
elections, and the balloting Wednesday
will be done merely to comply with the
law
City ©Clerk Walter Taylor is in
charge of the election, and lie esti
mates that It will cost the city about
$1 for every ballot cast
Uanta’s Go-to-Church Day totals
be augmented by thousands
>ugh the figures of attendance
t will be turned in by all of the
ro churches. The ministers have
poken their hearty approval of the
rement. and have pledged them
es to effect a genuine outpouring
heir congregations,
tie Rev. H. H. Proctor, pastor of
Congregational Church and one
the influential men in negro reli-
ts circles, said Saturday night that
had watched with delight the keen
enthusiasm with which the plan had
been embraced by all of the ministers
of Atlanta.
“You can depend on the negro con
gregations to go to church in full
force on December 14,” he said. “I
am sure that all the ministers of out-
race will be giad to urge their people
to make it a record day for the negro
churches.”
The Rev. A. Kustace Day, principal
of St. Paul’s Parish Training and In
dustrial School, No. 239 Auburn a\p-
nue, has added his co-operation to
the movement.
7 New Ministers Received
Bg Atlanta Congregations
rations to receive seven new
s/sent to Atlanta by the Gen-
ference of North Georgia, are
ade by various Atlanta con
ns One of the new pastors.
>Juke G. Johnson, who takes
,it of Trinity Church, made
>y the death of the Rev. Jonn
vs, will begin his new labors
preaching at both the morn-
afternoon services.
>hn8on Is one of the leading
st ministers of the. State, arid
last four years has been pre-
ider of the Gainesville Dls-
'revious to that appointment
itationed in Augusta, and MV-
r© ago was pastor of tb© Pbi k ,
Methodist Church for four
of th© new pastors -who will
omed to Atlanta within th© J
days includ- th© Rev. Wal-
;ers, who comes from Thom-
p; HEART of the retail district.;
pachtree street, a desirable lease |
f»f ihe best stores in Atlanta.
* for any good retail, real estate
'oad business. Apply 119 Peach- ,
•eet.—Advt.
son to the Park Street Church, the
Rev. W 4 H LaPrade, Jr., from Sparta
to the Inman Park Church; th© Rev
Frank Quillian, to the Decatur Church
from Commerce, Ga.; the Rev. A. H.
S. Bugg, to the Epworth Church, and
the Rev. A. J. Sears, to the Bonnie
Brae Church.
While interest in church circles t.»- I
day centers in the new pastors who
take charge of some of the city’s lead,
lng churches, several sermon topics of
unusual interest have been announced
by various ministers.
Novel Service Planned.
The services at the Central Congre
gational Church will be a departure
from the usual method. At the morn
ing services the Rev. H. Paul Douglas,
secretary of th© American Missionary
Association, will speak on the work
of that organization. In the evening
Dr. J. P. O’Brien, secretary of th-
Congregational Sunday School an i
Publishing Society, will deliver an ad
dress. which promises to be on© of ,he
moat interesting of recent years. IU
will speak on "Missouri in Picture end
Story,” illustrating his address witn
stereopticon slides.
Special music will bo rendered both
morning and evening Leslie Hub
bard will give a solo .it each service.
Dr. Frances Bradley will address
Bed, 45-lb. Mattress and National Spring
We Will Divide Your Payments
r P O-MORROW (Monday) we place on sale the "MYERS SLEEP
1 WELL SPECIAL,”, which consists of the following combina
tion':
A HANDSOME IRON BED.
A SOFT 45-LB. COTTON MATTRESS.
A HEAVY IRON FRAME NATIONAL SPRING
The IRON BED is in either Vernls-Marttn or White Enamel
has two-inch continuous posts—ten very heavy fillers. This is a
usual $21 value—but it’s OUR special—and we’ll sell you the
IRON BED, the 45-lb. COTTON MATTRESS and the heavy iron
frame NATIONAL SPRING for a total of only $13.9.',
If you don t wish to pay all cash—then pay us $1.95 down, and
$1 weekly.
MYERS FURNITURE COMPANY
Successor to C. H. Mason.
6 and 8 West Mitchell St., One Door From Whitehall.
CHOICE OF ROUTES
AND GOOD SERVICE
From Maker
to Wearer
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JUST ARRIVED ON TIME
Solid Trainload of Goodyear Rain
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From Our New
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Our lease there waa up. We
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is being torn down. Notice was
sudden We had to either store
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new place or ship them
here. We shipped
them here. They’ve
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time. And we
have needed them
badly because of
the heavy de
mand made on us
during our great
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8 A. M. --- Come Early —- Avoid the Rush
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fai
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T-
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For Regular
$5 Slip-Ons
Imported English
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Practical, handsome,
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$5 Boys’ and Girls
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Th© tines
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Sal© price.
models of the
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values.
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$3.50 Girls’
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Wi
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women ever
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$17.50
Extra Special
Regular $5.00
Slip-Ons
Imported English Slip-ons for
men, women and children. Prac
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35 Peachtree St.
Next to Nunnally’s
35 Peachtree St.